John Wilson

John Wilson, one of 224 convicts transported on the Gilmore, 31 October 1831

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	John Wilson
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

Date of Birth:	1801
Occupation:	Shoemaker
Date of Death:	-
Age:	-

Life Span

Male median life span was 51 years*

* Median life span based on contributions

Conviction & Transportation

Sentence Severity

Sentenced to 14 years

Crime:	Theft
Convicted at:	Edinburgh Court of Justiciary
Sentence term:	14 years
Ship:	Gilmore
Departure date:	31st October, 1831
Arrival date:	22nd March, 1832
Place of arrival	Van Diemen's Land
Passenger manifest	Travelled with 224 other convicts

References

Primary source:	Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 217 (111)
Source description:	This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project.

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Community Contributions

Dianne Jones on 4th July, 2021 wrote:

1831: PRECOGNITION — against John Wilson, Thomas Hamilton and Duncan Robertson for the crime of theft, habit and repute at Edinburgh.

Accused: John Wilson, Age: 30, shoemaker, Address: Princes Street, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in Edinburgh

Accused: Thomas Hamilton, Age: 28, jeweller, Address: Greenside, Edinburgh, Origin: Born in North Berwick

Accused: Duncan Robertson, Age: 17, carver and gilder, Address: No fixed abode, Origin: Born in Edinburgh

Victims: Robert Finlay, Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh; John Vallance, Lauriston Street, St Cuthbert’s parish, Edinburgh; Helen Finlay, wife of Robert Finlay, Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh; William Hogg, Main Point, Edinburgh; and Margaret Dunlop, Lauriston Street, St Cuthbert’s parish, Edinburgh (see National Records of Scotland; Reference AD14/31/410).

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1831, 4 July: TRIAL — papers relating to John Wilson, Thomas Hamilton and Duncan Robertson for the crime of theft by opening lockfast place at Lauriston Street, St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh. Tried at High Court, Edinburgh.

[Note: The charge has been limited to theft only, no verdict is recorded for any of the accused, and the victims were reduced to two, John Vallance and Margaret Dunlop. However, hulk records, a petition by Thomas Hamilton and VDL Conduct Records all show the men were found guilty and sentenced to 14 years’ transportation.]

Dianne Jones on 4th July, 2021 wrote:

1831, 11 August: Thomas Hamilton, listed as 30, and John Wilson, listed as 32, both convicted for theft, were received aboard the Cumberland hulk. They were sent from there for transportation on 24 October. Duncan Robertson, 17, was sent to the Retribution, and transferred for transportation on 22 October (see UK, Prison Hulk Registers and Letter Books, 1802-1849).

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1832: On arrival in VDL, John Wilson, a shoemaker, was single. He was 31, 5’11” tall with a dark complexion, dark brown hair and grey eyes (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON18-1-8$init=CON18-1-8p148).

1838, 24 February: Granted a Ticket of Leave.

1841, 6 January: Received a Conditional Pardon No.2829.

1843, 9 February: Granted a Free Pardon No.22 (see https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON31-1-46$init=CON31-1-46p160)

Convict Changes History

Dianne Jones on 4th July, 2021 made the following changes:

gender: m, crime

Dianne Jones on 4th July, 2021 made the following changes:

date of birth: 1801 (prev. 0000), occupation